Southport Air Show 2014. Photo by Graham Moreton of Tarleton Photography

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Flying displays over land by vintage jet aircraft will be significantly restricted until further notice, the Civil Aviation Authority has said. The planes will be limited to flypasts, meaning ‘high energy’ aerobatics will not be permitted.

The new restrictions follow the deaths of up to 20 people, when an aircraft crashed into the A-27 on Saturday (August 22)

The Hawker Hunter jet was flying at over 150mph when it failed to pull up from a loop-the-loop stunt and it impacted with the road below.

Pilot Andrew Hill remains in critical condition in hospital.

A spokesperson for the CAA said: "We immediately began an urgent review and have, today, announced a series of immediate restrictions and changes to UK civil air displays.

"The CAA will conduct additional risk assessments on all forthcoming civil air displays to establish if additional measures should be introduced."